[magus113]

As far as playing FFVI, the Game Boy Advance version is supposed to be the one with the most additions and it's got completely rewritten dialogue.

Sorry about the wall of text with my answer.

I've only completed FF3(Japan), FF7, FF9, and FF10. I can personally say FF9 is probably my favorite. FF3 was great, but I'm not too big on games with job systems, considering I'm not that good at managing my parties that way. FF9 was pretty old school and it brought the series back from it's roots, which it didn't return to until I'd have to say FF11 or 12. I've never played FF11 because MMOs really aren't my thing after a while. My issue with 12 was that the battle system was just BORING. Ugh, I don't think I could imagine playing through a 35+ hour game with that kind of battle system.

Straying from my point here. The music in FF9 was fantastic, the characters were all actually pretty enjoyable, my personal favorites being Freya, Amarant, and Steiner. All of the characters have their uses (yes even Quina), and they all add humor and more character to the game. The plot progression was fantastic. It was everything FF used to be and more.

FF8 is the one I'm trying to trek though now, and I do enjoy that game although I feel sometimes the narrative between Laguna/Squall and how they're connected can get a little convoluted. The junction system is cool, but I also think it makes the game way too easy if you do like I do and make for some pretty serious level grinding when it's possible. The magic system is fine, it's the organization and distribution of magic that makes things tedious. Yes you can transfer all junctioned magic and all of that goodness easily, but divvying it up makes for a little too much time in the menus if you ask me. The SeeD ranks are a joke, because the answers to the tests are always super simple and you receive a ridiculous amount of money on a regular basis.

FF7? Ugh. I don't know. When I finally beat it start to finish two years ago, I wasn't left with a bad taste in my mouth, but I don't think there's much for me to remember. Mind you, it brought about some pretty decent material as far as the Compilation of Final Fantasy VII stuff goes (Crisis Core is actually a pretty cool game, and Advent Children, while campy and a cash cow has it's replay value). But yeah. It's definitely overrated.

FFX for me was cool when I started getting into it, but I think my biggest issue was that I found it very difficult at some points because I wasn't accustomed to level grinding when I first got the game, which would have helped me and my sphere grid progression a whole bunch. The whole keeping-your-entire-party-with-you-when-you-battle system was cool but I don't think I was able to fully get the most out of everyone because I was trying to make sure they all got in to battles at once, which is the wrong way to approach things, I know but I didn't know any better.

The first Final Fantasy is a great game, and I still strive to beat it. I have the 20th anniversary edition for the PSP, which while toned down in difficulty, I think is the best version of the game. I still plan to beat it one day.

I've played the beginning of FF2 and I can't say that I really enjoy it to be honest. I think it's the leveling system. I dunno. I'll give it another shot.

FF4, I got all the way to when you first get the Lunar Whale, and I started to struggle a little after that. Eventually due to a mishap of my own fault, my save was deleted and I have yet to pick it up again. But I want to.

FF5 I played and I've actually gotten all the way to the end but I have not beaten Exdeath. The difficulty is pretty up there. And I'm gonna attribute it to me not being able to manage my party properly with the job system. It requires me going back to level grinding which I guess I can try, but I don't know if I could.